Quran 4 : 147

What would do Allah by punishing you if you are grateful and you believe? And is Allah All-Appreciative, All-Knowing.
مَّا
Mmā
يَفْعَلُ
Yafʿalu
ٱللَّهُ
Allahu
بِعَذَابِكُمْ
Biʿadhābikum
إِن
Iin
شَكَرْتُمْ
Shakartum
وَءَامَنتُمْ
Waʾāmantum
وَكَانَ
Wakāna
ٱللَّهُ
Allahu
شَاكِرًا
Shākirana
عَلِيمًا
ʿAlīmana

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

What would God want with your punishment if you were only thankful and believed? God is Thankful, Knowledgeable.

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

What can Allah gain by your punishment, if ye are grateful and ye believe? Nay, it is Allah that recogniseth (all good), and knoweth all things

Wahiduddin Khan

Why should God punish you, if you render thanks to Him and believe in Him? God is appreciative and aware

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

What would Allah do with your punishment if you are grateful and believe? And ever is Allah Appreciative and Knowing

The Wise Quran

Why should God punish you, if you are grateful and you believe? And God is grateful, knowing.

The Study Quran

Why should God punish you if you give thanks and believe? God is Thankful, Knowing

Talal Itani (2012)

What would God accomplish by your punishment, if you have given thanks, and have believed? God is Appreciative and Cognizant

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

What would God do with your punishment if you are grateful and believe? And ever is God Appreciative and Knowing.

T.B.Irving

What does God accomplish through your torment, provided you act grateful and believe? God is Appreciative, Aware.

Syed Vickar Ahamed

What can Allah gain by your punishment, when you are grateful and you believe? No! It is Allah Who is Appreciative (Shakir) (for the all the good), All Knowing (Aleem)

Sher Ali

Why should ALLAH punish you, if you are thankful and if you believe? And ALLAH is Appreciating, All-Knowing

Shakir

Why should Allah chastise you if you are grateful and believe? And Allah is the Multiplier of rewards, Knowin

Shabbir Ahmed

Why should Allah punish you if you are practically grateful in spending His Bounties on others and truly believe in His Laws? Allah is Appreciative, Knower

Samy Mahdy

What would Allah do with your torment, if you are thanked, and believed? And ever is Allah Thankful, Knowledgeable.

Safi Kaskas

Why should God punish you [for your past sins] if you become thankful and believe in Him? God is always responsive to gratitude and is All-Knowing.

Rashad Khalifa

What will GOD gain from punishing you, if you became appreciative and believed? GOD is Appreciative, Omniscient.

N J Dawood 2014

And why should God punish you if you render thanks and truly believe in Him? God will surely recompense your labours, for He has full knowledge of them all

Mustaqim

Allah will not bring about your punishment if you are grateful and believe, and Allah appreciates and knows.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

Why should Allah punish you if you are grateful and faithful? Allah is ever Appreciative, All-Knowing.

Musharraf Hussain

Why should Allah punish you, if you believe and are grateful? Allah is Appreciative, the Knower

MunirMezyed2023

Why would Allâh chastise you if you are grateful and devout? And Allâh is Ever All-Appreciative, All-Knowing.

Munir Mezyed

Why would Allâh chastise you if you have faith (in Him), and express your gratitude (to Him for His endless Blessings)? Allâh is Ever All-Appreciative, All-Knowing.

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

What would Allah get by punishing you, if you are grateful and believe? Allah is Appreciating, All-Knowing

Muhammad Sarwar

Why should God punish you if you give thanks and believe in Him? God is All-rewarding and All-forgiving

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

What concern hath Allah for your punishment if ye are thankful (for His mercies) and believe (in Him)? Allah was ever Responsive, Aware

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

What would Allah perform with tormenting you in case you thank (Him) and believe? And Allah has been Thankful, Ever-Knowing

Muhammad Asad

Why would God cause you to suffer [for your past sins] if you are grateful and attain to belief - seeing that God is always responsive to gratitude, all-knowing

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

What God makes/does with your torture if you thanked/became grateful and you believed, and God was/is thankful/grateful, knowledgeable

Mohammad Shafi

Why should Allah punish you if you are grateful and you do believe!? And Allah is aware as to who is grateful

Mir Aneesuddin

What will Allah do (gain) by punishing you if you gratefully (acknowledge Him) and believe? And Allah is One Who acknowledges, Knowing.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Why should Allah chastise you if you are grateful and believe? And Allah is ever Multiplier of rewards, Knowing

Maududi

Why should Allah deal chastisement to you if you are grateful to Him and believe? Allah is All-Appreciative, All-Knowing

Linda "iLham" Barto

What would Allah have to gain by your punishment if you are grateful and believe? Allah is Appreciative, the All-knowing.

John Medows Rodwell

Why should God inflict a chastisement upon you, if ye are grateful, and believe? God is Grateful, Wise

Irving/Hegab

What does Allah (God) accomplish through your torment, provided you act grateful and believe? Allah (God) is Appreciative, Aware.

Hilali - Khan

Why should Allah punish you if you have thanked (Him) and have believed in Him. And Allah is Ever AllAppreciative (of good), AllKnowing

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

What, would Allah do with punishing you if you thank and believe! Allah is the Thanker, the Knower

Hamid S. Aziz

Why should Allah punish you, if you are grateful and believe? For Allah is Responsive and Aware

George Sale

And how should God go about to punisth you, if ye be thankful and believe? For God is grateful and wise

Fode Drame

What will Allah do with punishing you if you offer gratitude and if you believe and Allah indeed is All-grateful, All-knowing.

Faridul Haque

And what will Allah gain by punishing you, if you acknowledge the truth and accept faith? And Allah is Most Appreciative, All Knowing

Edward Henry Palmer

Why should God punish you, if ye are grateful and believe? for God is grateful and knowing

Dr. Munir Munshey

If you believe and express gratitude, why would Allah want to punish you (for your past sins)? Indeed, Allah is ever so appreciative (of the grateful ones)! And He is the all-Knowing

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Why should Allah torment you if you become grateful and believe? And Allah is Most Appreciative (of every truth), Well Aware (of every act)

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

What would God accomplish by your punishment if you gave thanks to Him and believed in Him? God had been One Who is Responsive, Knowing.

Dr. Kamal Omar

What does Allah (gain) through your punishment if you have thanked (Him) and have accepted Faith? And Allah is All-Appreciative, All-Knowing

Corpus.Quran

What would do Allah by punishing you if you are grateful and you believe And is Allah All-Appreciative All-Knowing

Bilal Muhammad 2018

What can God gain by your punishment, if you are grateful and believe? No, it is God Who recognizes good, and knows all things. 147 (End of Part 5

Bijan Moeinian

What will God earn by punishing you, if you are a thankful believer? No way; God appreciates [the goodness] and knows [the truth.]

Bakhtiari Nejad

What does God do with punishing you if you are thankful and you believe? God is appreciative and knowledgeable.

Arthur John Arberry

What would God do with chastising you if you are thankful, and believe? God is All-thankful, All-knowing

Amatul Rahman Omar

What Allah has to do with punishing you if you be grateful (to Him) and believe (in Him). Allah is Ever-Appreciating, All-Knowing

Ali Ünal

What should God punish you if you are grateful (to Him) and believe (in Him)? God is Ever-Responsive to gratitude, All-Knowing

Ali Quli Qara'i

Why should Allah punish you if you give thanks and be faithful? And Allah is appreciative, all-knowing

Aisha Bewley

Why should Allah punish you if you are thankful and have iman? Allah is All-Thankful, All-Knowing.

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And what will Allah do by tormenting you? If you accept the just and accept faith. And Allah is Responsive, Aware.

Ahmed Hulusi

Why should Allah make you suffer you if you are grateful and believe! Allah is the Shakur, the Aleem.

Ahmed Ali

Why should God punish you if you acknowledge the truth and believe? God is responsive to gratitude and is cognisant

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

What will Allah do with your torment, if ye return thanks and believe? And Allah is ever Appreciative, Knowing

Abdul Hye

Why should Allah punish you if you have thanked (Him) and you have believed (in Him)? Allah is All-Appreciative (of good), All-Knower.

Abdel Haleem

Why should God make you suffer torment if you are thankful and believe in Him? God always rewards gratitude and He knows everything